<p>The latest move has roiled one of the most fiercely contested Senate contests</p><p><strong>In his first public comments since Stevens’s endorsement of Rogers, El-Sayed told reporters at a press conference outside of a rally he held on Sunday, the very same rally that Stevens had earlier been disinvited from attending, “At the end of the day, I actually don’t think about Haley Stevens.” He added, “I’m just less interested in the politics of it all than I am in the policy of it all.</strong></p><p>“If you are somebody who believes that we should stand up to hate, and you have watched this last campaign, I think we probably would not want to support Mike Rogers and Donald Trump and JD Vance,” he said.</p><p>As Haley Stevens’ Chief of staff for eight years, I speak on behalf of our team in wholeheartedly supporting Abdul El-Sayed for Senate. This election is too important to sow division or stand on the sidelines.</p><p>We are shocked and heartbroken by Congresswoman Stevens’ decision to support Mike Rogers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/02/democrats-haley-stevens-mike-rogers-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-midterms-trump-rallies-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>